"More than a fifth of the population never watches BBC One"

That's a fairly hard to believe number, what is the source?

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Why's it hard to believe? Because you watch it a lot and therefore everyone must also be doing the same? I never watch it, so theres one for you.

It amazes me the way that avid BBC fans say what great value it is, whilst never considering that its only due to the fact that everyone is forced to pay for it. £5 Billion for what the BBC produces isn't particularly good value anyway.

If the BBC is so confident in its output, then why not use viewing cards (which would cost no more to set up than the £100's millions spent on TV tax collection)

The fact that there is a tax on owning a TV, which then funnels all the money to one company is outrageous!